A standard HEPA Air cleaner/filter (bought at a department store) did wonders for my brother-in-laws allergies.

consumer reports reviewed air cleaners, and their review had a sidebar about these "ionic breeze" type cleaners. the verdict was that they don't work since the airflow through them…

This came out yesterday, rather shocking. I was planing on getting one till I read this: Sharper Image Ionic Breeze Air Purifier May Cause Lung Damage http://www.bookofjoe.com/20…

I threw mine away after I noticed every time I fired it up for a few days I would have worse asthma and more trouble breathing. I am currently in the market for a new air purifier…

Quote: Originally posted by zerostar: I threw mine away after I noticed every time I fired it up for a few days I would have worse asthma and more trouble breathing. I …

Oops, DP.

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: This came out yesterday, rather shocking. I was planing on getting one till I read this: Sharper Image Ionic Breeze …

My wife and I have considered purchasing the Ionic Breeze, But never did. We had something similar before, the ozone smells like chlorine and can be annoying. Consumer reports ha…

I found that replacing the air conditioner filter weekly (even if it didn't look like it was used at all) and vacuuming regularly with a good vacuum helped immensely. I bought a D…

You should really get rid of any carpet to begin with, I have hardwood and it is 10x better for my allergies and asthma.

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: You should really get rid of any carpet to begin with, I have hardwood and it is 10x better for my allergies and asth…

Quote: Originally posted by ghporter: I found that replacing the air conditioner filter weekly (even if it didn't look like it was used at all) and vacuuming regularly w…

I'm surprised no one has written more about this... THE IONIC BREEZE IS A SCAM. Here's the story. Consumer Reports did a test of the Ionic Breeze and other air purifiers like …

Quote: Originally posted by flabasha: Sharper Image is going down for this. Their stock has hit a 52 week low, and the class action suit can't be far behind... htt…

I have three of them and they all work great. If it is cleaned properly and regularly it will give no problems. One of them is an Ionic Pro I got from WalMart for under half of …

You should probably read this: Report: Sharper Image purifiers actually make air worse It's from engadget.com.

Quote: Originally posted by flabasha: THE IONIC BREEZE IS A SCAM.

Quote: Originally posted by Albert Pujols: You should probably read this: Report: Sharper Image purifiers actually make air worse It's from engadget.com. Isn't t…

Quote: Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo: Isn't that just linking to the same story I posted? Yeah it is, my bad.

I'm still not sure who to believe here... Except for that Consumer Reports issue, most of the stuff floating around seems to be FUD. "OMG IT MAKES OZONE THEREFORE YOURRR GOING TO G…

Quote: Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob: I'm still not sure who to believe here... Except for that Consumer Reports issue, most of the stuff floating around seem…

Hmm, no one has mentioned the Venta Airwasher yet. I bought one a few months ago and it seems to work great. But I have no basis for comparison� I just needed an air purifier/hum…

You can get the new Quadra Ionic Breeze at Fry's for only $149. It works pretty good. I'm hapy with it.

Man, I hate to say it, but I told you so. Seriously, I work for a company that evaluated this unit. It performed poorly, and I've said so on every thread about this here. Shhees…

A man who truly had 'the right stuff.' "Gordon Cooper, one of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, passed away Monday, the space agency announced. He was 77. Cooper flew the fina…